I have two panels at BayCon this year, which will be held from May 27-30 at the San Mateo Marriott San Francisco Airport (this is a change of hotel from the previous years). BayCon Guests of Honor Writer Guest of Honor: David Gerrold Artist Guest of Honor: Chris Butler, F.R.A.S Fan Guest of Honor: Anastasia […]

Just a reminder that Hugo Awards voting closes tomorrow night (July 31st) at 11:59 pm Pacific Daylight Time. You can submit or change your vote before then by visiting this page on the Sasquan site. Note: You will need your Hugo PIN to submit or change your ballot. Please request your PIN as early as […]

I may make it to BayCon tomorrow, but I might not, so I thought I’d go over some of the panels I was on while everything was still fresh. Friday’s Panels Writing Handicapped Characters There was a lot of great discussion about various handicaps though, with the panelists in question, we had more discussion of […]

BayCon’s coming up this weekend, Friday through Sunday in Santa Clara, California. This year’s theme is Women of Wonder…and the people who love and appreciate them. Normally BayCon is four days; this year it’s three due to a hotel snafu. The con starts earlier on Friday (10 am) than usual and runs late on Sunday, […]

The Hugo Awards voting packet is now available. You’ll need your registration number and Hugo PIN in order to download the packet. Haven’t yet registered? Here’s the registration page. What’s in the Hugo Awards Voter’s Packet The next two paragraphs are from the press release: This free download is supplied by the creators and publishers […]

Hugo Award voting is now open. Voting closes Friday July 31, 2015, 11:59 PM PDT. In order to vote, you must be a member of Sasquan, this year’s Worldcon. If you’re not currently a member of this year’s Worldcon, you can join as a supporting member for $40 or as an attending member for $210. […]

Althea Kontis shares Edmund’s statement: My name is Edmund R. Schubert, and I am announcing my withdrawal from the Hugo category of Best Editor (Short Form). My withdrawal comes with complications, but if you’ll bear with me, I’ll do my best to explain. I am withdrawing because: I believe that while the Sad Puppies’ stated […]

One of the questions when faced with bloc nominating in the Hugo Awards is this: when is something bloc voting/nominating? When isn’t it? There have been statements about the Sad Puppies slate being a slate because it’s five items in many categories: conveniently the number of possible nominations. And, while that is a compelling argument, […]

Two Hugo Awards nominees who were on Sad Puppies and/or Rabid Puppies slates have withdrawn their works. Annie Bellet, author of “Goodnight Stars,” nominated for Best Short Story, announced her withdrawal in a moving post, excerpted: I want to make it clear I am not doing this lightly. I am not doing it because I […]